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* The letter <’>, representing the glottal stop (ʔ), is left out, as it often disappears in the spoken language. Alternatively, it could be expressed by the letter <Xx>. | * The letter <’>, representing the glottal stop (ʔ), is left out, as it often disappears in the spoken language. Alternatively, it could be expressed by the letter <Xx>. | ||
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* Emphatic consonants use the apostrophe, as <K’k’>, <G’g’>, <P’p’>, <B’b’>, <T’t’>, and <D’d’>. | * Emphatic consonants use the apostrophe, as <K’k’>, <G’g’>, <P’p’>, <B’b’>, <T’t’>, and <D’d’>. | ||
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* The letter <Qq> is assimilated to <Hh> after a voiced stop. | * The letter <Qq> is assimilated to <Hh> after a voiced stop. | ||
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* The letters <Jj> and <Ww> are exclusively used in derivation particles. | * The letters <Jj> and <Ww> are exclusively used in derivation particles. | ||
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* Short and long vowels, if relevantly stressed, gain an accute (<V́>) and circumflex accent (<V̂>) respectively. If unstressed, only the long vowels are marked by macrons (<V̄>). | * Short and long vowels, if relevantly stressed, gain an accute (<V́>) and circumflex accent (<V̂>) respectively. If unstressed, only the long vowels are marked by macrons (<V̄>). | ||
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* In diphthongs, the second element bears the diacritical mark. | * In diphthongs, the second element bears the diacritical mark. | ||
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* Monosyllabic nouns manifestate a circumflex accent if | * Monosyllabic nouns manifestate a circumflex accent if a colored vowel equals to the pattern vowel. | ||
** e.g. ''-k-f-n-'' ⇒ ''/u//'' ⇒ ''kûn'' (''*kuun'') "dog". | |||
*** c.e.g. ''-m-f-r-'' ⇒ ''/-/'' ⇒ ''mur'' "dead". | |||
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